Derek Wilmink's Photo

Unverified Profile

  • Payment not verified
  • Phone not verified
  • Government ID not verified

Not Accepting Guests

  • Last login over 9 years ago

Join Couchsurfing to see Derek’s full profile.

Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Dutch, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • As little as possible
  • CFA (in progress), MSc Finance, ACIS Accounting designati...
  • From Cape Town
  • Profile 100% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world

ABOUT ME

I am a big fan of living life to the fullest.

Travelling is definitely my favorite past time. I have done a fair amount of travelling, but I dont feel like I have seen nearly enough of the world. My next big destination is South America. I plan to start learning some Spanish in preparation, though I have just returned from 18 months in Europe, so I think I will have some time.

I also enjoy sports and the outdoors. For me, the most relaxing place to be is on the beach.

I work in Finance, but my goal in life is to be able to dabble in the stock market while travelling the world. Lets see if I can make it happen.

PHILOSOPHY

Dont do tomorrow what you can do today!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have only actually surfed a few couches, but I have met several more people via couchsurfing, and it has always been fun. I havent had any negative experiences with CS, and hope to be more actively involved in the future.

Interests

travelling, being a beach bum, investing, reading, lots of sports (muaythai, running, cycling, gymming) ...

  • running
  • instructor
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • investing
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • paragliding
  • beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I cant limit it to one: I Cycling 1300km through Europe, bunjee jumping, sky-diving, great white shark cage diving, paragliding, riding an elephant, driving a formula 3 car, jumping out of a helicopter, having lunch with Pierce Brosnan, taking 5 months off to travel, being on tv, learning to scuba dive, being a ski/snowboard instructor, post graduate studies...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Comoros, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, South Africa, United States

Old School Badges

  • 1 Vouch

Join Couchsurfing to see Derek’s full profile.